One school bus, carrying kids to two schools in crash

Submitted by Julie Wolfe, 11Alive Reporter

Thursday, February 5th, 2015, 10:18am

NEWNAN -- A school bus carrying students to two different schools was involved in a crash Thursday morning.

Originally, reports were the crash involved two buses, but a school spokesman confirmed it was one bus, traveling to two different schools. The bus was carrying students when it crashed at SR-16 and SR-34 in Coweta County. There were minor injuries, and some students were transported to the hospital.

Dean Jackson, a spokesman for Coweta Schools, told 11Alive News: "Coweta school bus #115-99 carrying Evans Middle School and Newnan High School students was involved in an accident with 2 passenger vehicles on Carrollton Highway (Hwy 16) near the intersection at Cofield Road."

Thirty students were on the bus at time of accident. Twelve students and a bus driver were taken to the hospital for evaluation. The other students continued on the trip to school.

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Wednesday, February 4th, 2015, 11:18am

NEWNAN, Ga. -- The Run for Angels, the Angels House's largest fundraiser, returns to Coweta County this weekend.

The 5K and 10K will be held Saturday, Feb. 7 in downtown Newnan. Both races begin on Greenville Street between Salbide Avenue and Savannah Street, and end at the First United Methodist Church on Salbide Avenue.

Race day registration opens at 7 a.m., and the first race -- a 1-mile fun run -- will begin at 8 a.m.

The Run for Angels is an AJC Peachtree Road Race qualifier.

Registration is $25 for the fun run, $30 for the 5K and $35 for the 10K. Funds will benefit the the Angels House, a group home for children in need.

Visit theangelshouse.org for more information about the Run for Angels.

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Friday, January 30th, 2015, 3:45pm

(WXIA) -- The Georgia Department of Transportation has a number of Atlanta-area construction projects on its schedule this weekend.

Drivers are asked to avoid traveling on certain stretches of Interstate 285, as lane closures are expected to result in long delays.

As always, all weekend work is weather permitting.

Scheduled projects include:

Cobb County
2 northbound lanes of I-285 will be closed between Paces Ferry Road and Cobb Parkway from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday for sign structure work.

DeKalb County
2 westbound lanes of I-285 will be closed between Northlake Parkway and Chamblee Tucker Road from 7:30 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for sign structure work.

Fulton County
2 lanes in each direction of I-285 will be closed between Cascade Road and the I-20 interchange from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for sign structure work.

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Friday, January 30th, 2015, 11:52am

Teen charged with making threat against Northgate HS

COWETA COUNTY, Ga. -- A 17-year-old Coweta County resident was arrested for making a threat against Northgate High School.

Brandon Dale Hammond was charged with terroristic threats and disruption of public schools.

The threat was made Wednesday morning. Hammond was taken into custody that same evening.

Coweta County Sheriff's Capt. John G. Lewis said investigators believe the motive revolved around an "administrative incident" that occurred at the school shortly before the threat was made.

Students were evacuated to a nearby church while police searched the school building. No explosive devices were found.

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Thursday, January 29th, 2015, 11:35am

Unemployment rate didn't change in December

(WXIA) -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate went unchanged last month. The rate was 6.4 in December 2014, the same as it was in November 2014. It was 6.8 percent in December 2013.

Coweta County's December unemployment rate was 6.0 percent.

While the unemployment rate didn't budge, the Atlanta area gained 64,700 jobs last year, the largest December-to-December job growth in nearly 10 years. Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said many of the new positions were in trade and transportation; business services; leisure and hospitality; financial services; manufacturing; education and health care; government; and construction.

Butler said Georgia has been in the top 10 states for job creation every month since October 2012.

Metro Athens had Georgia's lowest December unemployment rate, at 4.9 percent. The Heart of Georgia-Altamaha region had the highest, at 8.8 percent.

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Tuesday, January 27th, 2015, 7:39am

Golf cart decals: Rules for riding on Peachtree City's trails

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. -- The city of Peachtree City would like to remind all Fayette County residents that their golf carts must have Peachtree City decals before they are allowed on the network of paths.

Current decals are a reflective silver-white. They are valid through 2016.

The rules for driving carts on the trails vary for different parts of the county.

Peachtree City residents
Anyone who lives within city limits and pays Peachtree City property taxes simply needs to feature the decal on their golf carts.

Note: Some areas along Sumner Road, Redwine Road and Highway 74 south of Redwine are not within Peachtree City corporate limits.

Tyrone residents
Those who live within the city limits of Tyrone can use their Tyrone decals to ride on the trails in Tyrone, Peachtree City, Fayetteville and unincorporated Fayette County.

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Friday, January 23rd, 2015, 3:30pm

Weekend roadwork: Sign structure and bridge repairs

(WXIA) -- Drivers in the Atlanta area are asked to avoid the southwest side of Interstate 285 this weekend, as construction crews will complete road projects in the area.

Weekend roadwork will take place on several other stretches of highway and interstate throughout metro Atlanta as well. The rainy weather may delay some projects.

Planned work includes:

Coweta County
* 1 northbound lane of I-85 will be closed between two miles north of Highway 34 and McCollum-Sharpsburg Road from 8 a.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for sweeping.

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